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​"Beneath their false pretenses"

V6

​[Verse 1] Who are all these scholars, All these self-righteous minds Who know everything about everything, Who have an answer to everything? Who decide for us What is good or bad, What is moral or amoral? ​(The rhythm accelerates slightly, the voice builds in tension) Who are these self-righteous minds, All these masterminds, All these conquerors, Self-proclaimed prophets, These masters of time, These ancestral tyrants From time immemorial? ​[Chorus] And time suspends its flight beneath their giant steps, But terror fades as the living awaken. History carved deep inside the heart cannot be silenced, Their masks will fall beneath the radiance of the light. ​[Verse 2] Who are all these tyrants, These dominant masters, All these lesson-givers Who distill venom and poison, Who sow turmoil, Who advocate submission? ​(The voice softens, full of gravity) What becomes of all the sacrificed, What becomes of the tortured, All the forgotten innocents? Who are the scapegoats, Branded with white-hot iron, In flesh and blood? ​[Chorus 2] And time suspends its flight beneath their giant steps, But terror fades as the living awaken. History carved deep inside the heart cannot be silenced, Their masks will fall beneath the radiance of the light. ​[Bridge] Of all the false pretenses, Of all the false oaths, Of all the perjuries, Of all the insults, Of all the abandonments... Despite all the pardons... ​[Outro / Final] To the innocent, let us pay tribute, Let us carry their testimony high. For them, the ultimate pardon, For them, the Pantheon. To the innocent, let us erase the pain, To the innocent with open, full hands... To the innocent... ​(Last piano note fading slowly into silence)